Stone Age Algerian Knapped Axehead

Palaeolithic, 350,000-250,000 BP. A knapped stone handaxe; mounted in a custom-made display frame. 212 grams total, 15.5cm including stand (6"). From the private collection of a Shropshire, UK, collec

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A knapped handaxe in patterned flint with rounded butt and broad curved and chamfered cutting edge. 493 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Property of a London businessman, from h

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped axe with tapered squared sides and butt and slightly convex cutting edge; in a variegated dark and light grey flint. 404 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A large finely knapped axehead with asymmetrical cutting edge, tapering squared sides and squared butt; formed in grey chert. 500 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A pair of knapped stone axeheads comprising: one tongue-shaped with straight edge; one substantial, square in section with curved edge and square butt. 719 grams tota

Neolithic, 6th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a discoid scraper with some cortex remaining; two knapped and polished axeheads, each with a square butt. 420 grams total, 80-95mm (3 1/4 -

Neolithic, 8th-5th millennium BC. A knapped and polished flint axehead with rounded butt, gently curved edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London

Neolithic, 6th-2nd millennium BC. A pair of two knapped and polished flint axeheads, each with a thick square butt and straight edge. 415 grams total,12-12.5cm (4 3/4 - 5"). Property of an American co

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A group of three fine-grained knapped flint axes, each with slightly curved cutting edge, narrow butt and partially polished surfaces. 517 grams total, 10-12cm (4 - 4

Mesolithic Period, circa 30,000-15,000 B.C. Pointed handaxe with broad, square butt and lozenge-section profile. Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection o

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A fully bifacially knapped spearhead of thick lentoid section with shouldered tang; in a translucent pale brown flint. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Sten

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. An asymmetric lozenge-section bifacial knapped straight-edged sickle knife with squared butt and tip in a translucent brown-grey banded flint; showing considerable we

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A mixed group of ground and polished diorite axeheads, two rounded with pecked body and polished edge, one polished with narrow butt. 490 grams total, 79-99mm (3 1/4

Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A fully bifacial knapped flint sickle knife with near straight and serrated cutting edge, the back edge convex; in a pale grey to transluscent brown flint showing pro

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A group of Volosovo culture stone arrowheads and implements of various forms, fine workmanship. 42 grams total, 3-10.5cm (1 1/4 - 4"). Property of a gentleman; from a

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A group comprising: four bifacially knapped sickle-knives, each with curved back and concave cutting edge, two serrated; three showing wear polish; in grey to brown f

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A fully bifacially knapped spearhead of thick lentoid section with shouldered tang; in a translucent pale brown flint. 38 grams, 10cm (4"). From an old Munich collect

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A knapped bifacial sickle knife in fine black flint, showing some wear polish to the curved cutting edge. 93 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a UK gentleman; formerly in

Neolithic, 3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped triangular bifacial spearhead with square tang, in dark grey flint. 25 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Property of a West Yorkshire collector; previously property

5th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of stone items, some with inked findspots, comprising: four flint scrapers; two discoid scrapers; two arrowheads; six flint 'knife' microliths. 331 grams total, 16

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium B.C. A mixed group of over 20 knapped stone leaf-shaped arrowheads. 33.1 grams total, 22-47 mm (7/8 - 1 7/8 in.). Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art ma

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped bifacial sickle knife of crescentic form, the slightly concave cutting edge serrated and the butt carefully shaped, possibly for insertion into a haf

Neolithic Period, circa 5th millennium B.C. A trio of pecked stone axeheads with lentoid-section bodies; two with traces of polished surfaces; two with inked collector's number, including one with old

Neolithic, 8th-5th millennium B.P. A group of 50 knapped flint blades. 175 grams total, 33-67 mm (1 1/4 - 2 5/8 in.). UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. [50, No Reser